machicolation

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.
2. (countable, uncountable) A projecting parapet with a series of such openings.

Conceptes

lladronera

matacà

Traduccions

mâchicoulis

Pechnase

mata-cães

matacán

Gusserker

piombatoia

mezenkooi

mezekouw

machicoladura

Gußerker

Maschikuli

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: mâchicoulis

Cognat amb anglès mitjà: machecolled

Cognat amb francès mitjà: machecoleis

Cognat amb llatí: machecollum

Cognat amb occità: machacol

In summary

From Late Latin machicol(amentum) (“machicolation”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process). Machicolamentum may be derived from Old French macher (“to chew; to crush”) (modern French mâcher) + col (“neck”) + Latin -mentum (suffix indicating an instrument or medium, or the result of something). The English word is cognate with Middle English machecolled (“having machicolations”), machecolling (“act of constructing machicolation; the openings making up the machicolation”), Middle French machecoleis (modern French mâchicoulis (“machicolation”)), Latin machecollum (“machicolation”), Occitan machacol.